Fatah official calls on EU to impose sanctions on Israel in sporting competitions
“[Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee Jibril Rajoub:] ‘We are currently in touch with European NGOs to generate awareness regarding the conditions and challenges Palestinian sports are facing because of the Israeli siege. We demand international activity against Israel, and demand that the EU [sic] (should be EUFA) freeze any championship hosting the Zionist entity state, towards freezing any Israeli activity in Europe, unless it [Israel] agrees to honor the conventions and agreements… Either [President of FIFA Sepp] Blatter will put an end to Israeli violations through the FIFA Task Force committee during its meeting, which will convene in Zurich on Feb. 3 [2014], or we will demand that sanctions be imposed on Israel.’”